OMIGOD! I can't remember when I felt this good about an election!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Time to celebrate!

Break out your favorite drink and toast the night away!

We must repeat this great victory in the midterms!

[Leghorn21]

1. I bet the last time you felt this good had a little something to do with THIS guy, Peggy?!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I think you may be onto something!!

[smirkymonkey]

3. Neither can I. I was not prepared for such an outcome, but I am absolutely

thrilled! We have to keep this momentum going. I really think that Trump is turning a lot of people against the republicans and sooner or later, they are going to have to face up to that fact.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I thought Jones would lose......but I hoped it would be close.

SO GLAD I'm wrong!

I agree that this vote was a referendum on tRump. Elections have consequences and tRump is facing that little fact now.

[smirkymonkey]

14. I am just hoping that this will finally be the beginning of the end for him.

I just hope it happens before he can do any more damage. And you know what he's like when he loses. Be prepared for a major backlash.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. I hope it will be the beginning of the end. I know there will be a backlash!

He hates losing. HATES.

[davekriss]

4. I can remember. It was 2008.

Relief. Joy. Tears!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Yup, 2008. A lifetime ago.

[3catwoman3]

68. 2012 was even better, in some ways.

I was terrified that Willard was going to win, and I wept with relief when President Obama won a second term.

[ecstatic]

77. Yes. nt

[DesertRat]

6. Doug Jones is on stage and I'm crying...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I'll bet he's in shock, the good kind!

[DesertRat]

40. And it's his and his wife's 25th anniversary today!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. What a fabulous anniversary gift!

[spanone]

8. I'm with you CaliforniaPeggy!!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Yay, my dear spanone!

[spanone]

15. ...

[sl8]

9. You can say that again!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. But I won't, my dear sl8!

[Bettie]

13. Not in a long time. Over a year, in fact.

This is good.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. It is so damn good! n/t

[C_U_L8R]

16. Hope lives!

Hope wins!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. You got it!

[mvd]

17. Hi Peggy!

What a nice early Christmas gift for all of us!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. A most excellent early Xmas present indeed!

[LeftInTX]

19. I was at a Dem gathering tonite

Totally unrelated to the election.
Some guy was watching the returns on his phone.
We all started hugging.
Some of us were crying..I was one of them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. How great to have a bunch of Democrats to celebrate with!

Tears of joy are good tears!

[Grammy23]

24. Hallelujah! Best Ive felt in a year!

This is just a good night in America. I was prepared for a loss but still hoping for a win. Looks like decency will prevail this time. Now if we can get the Orange Menace out of the Oval Office....we can set off more fireworks and pop the cork on some champagne!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. The best I've felt in a year too! SO GOOD to have this win! n/t

[spooky3]

32. I NEVER would have predicted this! It's wonderful!

[bigtree]

25. CHEERS!

Heading to work with a big smile on my face.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Backatcha my dear bigtree!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

35. Cheers!!!

[questionseverything]

75. yea rah

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. Yesssss, it's been a long time. Thank you Alabama!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Time to turn that red state at least purple!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

38. You said it!

[customerserviceguy]

39. I wouldn't count on that

We're not likely to see as repulsive a candidate as Roy Moore in Alabama for a long time, but it narrows the margin that the Orange Menace has to work with 2018. I don't see this as a win in the war, but it is a win in a battle.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. OK, back to reality! Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

[customerserviceguy]

84. This was a dream come true

but dreams don't last for long without action to back them up.

Sweet dreams, California Peggy!

[spooky3]

29. Miss Kayla and Mr. Roy will have plenty of time to fellowship now

with their diverse (!) group of friends.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Indeed they will....lucky them!

[highplainsdem]

31. I can't, either.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. We'll believe it tomorrow!

[spooky3]

42. if it helps, Kornacki says there are a lot more votes to come in, from BLUE (urban) areas

so he expects the margin will be larger.

[customerserviceguy]

33. It has been a long time

I have some Irish stout in my glass right now!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. How perfect!

Enjoy your Irish stout!

[shenmue]

44. When Pres. Obama won the first time, my mother and I hugged each other

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. Here's a hug from me, my dear shenmue!

[shenmue]

46. Thx, u can has!

[Duppers]

47. My last time this happy?

Pres. Obama's 1st presidential win!

But tonight is MAGNIFICENT!! It means HOPE for this country!

🎉🎉🎈🎈

🍻

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. It sure is magnificent!

[True_Blue]

49. This is unbelievably fantastic news!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. I'm STILL pinching myself!

[whathehell]

51. Yes, it's certainly boosted my mood!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. Mine as well! I think DU is a roaring happy place tonight!

[whathehell]

58. Yes!..and.It's high time too!

[MikeydaDog]

53. Not long ago, we had across the board wins. Remember Virginia? Yes, this one feels real good. Nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Yup, I was also thinking about Virginia. This feels very good too. n/t

[C Moon]

55. Yes. It feels wonderful! We need to keep Russia out of our elections so we can enjoy more of this!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. I sure agree, on all counts!

[C Moon]

57. But I'm not ignoring all the work folks did getting out and voting, and getting behind Jones!

[Az_lefty]

59. Thank you Alabama

High

[PatrickforO]

60. What will make this perfect for me is if Franken sticks to his guns and

refuses to resign. I just sent Chuck Schumer a note requesting he resign since we ALWAYS have to believe ALL sexual harassment accusers no matter what actual evidence exists or can be produced.

Sorry for the sour grapes. This really is a great night.

But I'm still mad about Franken, and that isn't going to go away anytime soon. It left a really fucking bad taste in my mouth.

[C Moon]

62. That would be genius!

[Hekate]

61. This feels so good!

[Alea]

63. I'm seeing a lot of typos and slurred words on DU tonight

Me thinks lots of people are celebrating

[yuiyoshida]

64. Wish I had a beverage to toast with but

I will have to toast with my Medical Weed pipe

[WheelWalker]

83. The smoking lamp is lighted!

[Moostache]

65. For the first time since November of 2012, I felt elation watching the returns...

My deep, deep depression since last November has been a soul-crushing event for me...I have been snippy with friends and allies and beside myself since the Trump-tavesty came to be...

I don't know how long it will last, but seeing blue cover Alabama gives me hope that we FINALLY are hitting a sobering tipping point and sanity may actually pull us back from the brink...I hope so, I miss being optimistic about our future again...

[BadgerMom]

66. Oh, I can remember!

2008!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

67. Same Here! 🥂

I’m SO relieved!

[3catwoman3]

69. I can remember very clearly - 2012.

2008 was glorious, and I reveled in every moment of it.

2012 was even better, in some ways, as I was sooooooooooooooo afraid that all the polling and hype was right, and Willard was going to win. I burst into tears of relief when a second Obama term was secured.

[murielm99]

70. The last time I felt this good

was when Obama won his first and second elections.

My daughter was one of the lucky people who had a ticket to attend Obama's triumphant entry into Grant Park after the win. She kept texting those of us at the county Democratic headquarters, and we kept jumping up and down.

For his second win, my husband and I were lucky enough to have tickets to election night at McCormick Place. We got to see and hear the last real President when he came in and gave his victory speech.

I suppose we were lucky enough to win those lotteries because we all live in Illinois. But we also worked our asses off for Obama.

A heartfelt thanks to everyone who worked so hard for Doug Jones!

[JohnnyRingo]

71. Amen Peggy.

When truly despicable people suffer a miserable day it stands to reason that I must be having a peak. It's all Yin & Yang.

[nolabear]

72. See Peggy? Faith. ❤️

And a cubic fuckload of hard work. Onward!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

74. You were right, my dear nolabear...Thank you!

[nolabear]

76. ...

❤️❤️❤️

[UpInArms]

73. Doing the happy dance with you, Peggy!

👯👯

[Zambero]

78. Order up!

[Upthevibe]

79. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So cool

[MLAA]

80. Pure joy!

I celebrated with a few (well less than 6 that I remember) of those little chocolate bottles filled with various liquor!

[Heartstrings]

81. Yes! Midterms!

I'm going to sleep a little better tonight knowing morality won tonight in AL.....

Congrats to Senator Jones and family!

[we can do it]

82. Obamas first one, maybe 2006. But its close.